Particulate Matter

Women who experience breast cancer later in life may have been exposed to air pollution early in life or when giving birth for the first time. Links have been established between air pollution and breast cancer where particulate pollution alters women's DNA and tumor suppression which, in turn, increased susceptibility to this serious health problem.
Air Pollution Link to Cancer Study Results Released Early This Year
In April 2011, study results were presented by the University at Buffalo at the annual 2011 American Association for Cancer Research conference about a newly discovered set of cancer links. Lead research investigator, Katharine Dobson, MPH[...]

A recent asthma study appeared in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that with various types of pollution exposure over years, asthma can become more and more uncontrolled.
About 500 asthma suffering adults from five French cities provided researchers with their region specific history of respiratory health. The information was organized around exposure levels from three types of air pollution -- ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10).
The study found that asthma suffers, when exposed long-term to higher levels of ozone and particulate matter, are much more likely to experience poorer asthma control. With long-term ozone exposure[...]

Austin Air Purifiers help to eliminate Air Pollution
Every year for the past 12 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) state air quality monitoring to learn about the air we breathe and how to protect our health offering steps to make air cleaner and healthier. According to newly released the "State of the Air 2011," living in some California cities, exposes residents to the worst air pollution in the country. On the other hand, in Honolulu and Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M. there are actually no days of smog and soot at unhealthy levels. The study[...]

Airborne radioactive contaminants were a big concern on the Manhattan Project back in the 1940's when the first atomic bomb was created. Airborne radioactive dust needed to be removed to ensure the safety of the scientists. The solution was the HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arresting) filter, developed by the US Government and later in the 1950s, commercialized. Todays HEPA filters, as defined by the Department of Energy (DOE) require contamination removal of at least 99.97% of airborne particles of .3 micrometers in diameter.
Radioactive particles can be transported by dust and other airborne matter within clouds and by wind. These particles[...]

Without Air Purifiers our Health is at Risk
Without an air purifier, the tiniest pollution particles can be inhaled, enter our bloodstream and affect our heart health. For years scientists have known that air pollution weakens our cardiovascular and respiratory system. However, the body's mechanics on just how particulates negatively affect our hearts was unclear. In a recent study, scientists found that breathing tiny foreign matter modifies our blood system and places us at a higher risk of heart disease.
Air Pollution-Heart Disease Study
Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center investigated the impact of ultrafine airborne particles entering the bodies of[...]